Ammo icons over players in the commander view
jostol
Join Date: 2012-11-04 Member: 166659Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Join Date: 2012-11-04 Member: 166659Members, Reinforced - Shadow
While commanding, you hear an ammo request so you press spacebar to instantly hover your view over the player. There you see three marines. Do you spend 3 tres on all the players, two of who might have two or three magazines lefts? Or do you just drop a single ammo box and hope the player who requested the ammo runs over it, not a newbie who greedily runs towards it when they empty their first magazine or a player who accidentally strafes into it while in combat.
As marine commander, you want to minimise tres wastage on medpacks on ammo while also giving players the full benefit of the item support.
An ammo box icon over marines who have previously called for ammo over the past 15 seconds would completely clear this confusion up, and would easily allow you to drop ammo onto the players who need it.
I would also like an ammo box to display over marines if they haven't called for ammo, but have less than one full magazine left. This will allow me to be proactive in my support, while also minimising wastage on players who might not actually need ammo despite the spot they are in.
Of course, it doesn't have to be an ammo box or even an icon or even over their heads. Just some visual indicator that lets the commander know their current ammo situation would be incredibly handy.
As marine commander, you want to minimise tres wastage on medpacks on ammo while also giving players the full benefit of the item support.
An ammo box icon over marines who have previously called for ammo over the past 15 seconds would completely clear this confusion up, and would easily allow you to drop ammo onto the players who need it.
I would also like an ammo box to display over marines if they haven't called for ammo, but have less than one full magazine left. This will allow me to be proactive in my support, while also minimising wastage on players who might not actually need ammo despite the spot they are in.
Of course, it doesn't have to be an ammo box or even an icon or even over their heads. Just some visual indicator that lets the commander know their current ammo situation would be incredibly handy.
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http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/132953/can-comm-get-an-ammo-meter-on-marines